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"I've become popular today. I usually just hop on here to read the forums and see what's going on. I've since moved away, and live in Bonn, Germany now. It's a nice change, and I'm out of the bible belt. Feels great! I still…"

"Matthew, I understand a little of what you are going through. After my mom married my step-dad she changed into a completely different person. It took time for that change to occur. It has gotten to the point that I don't…"

"AWhen people grow up in a religious family, they have a vulnerability to going back to religion in later life.
My mother's father was a Baptist minister, and she grew up with religion all day. She said some days she had to go to 5…"

"For some people, they get real defensive when you simply say "you've changed". They want to know how. Tell her, and then she may want to know what you're noticing. Or, it could backfire, and she'll say "for the better,…"

"It's been a while since you posted this-I think maybe your mom fell into a situation where she was influenced to believe that this is what she needs to do to be safe and productive in life-maybe by someone in particular or the community…"

"my situation parallels yours quite a bit. my mother has become a super conservative, accepting the ideology of her new husband. she voted for Obama in '08, and now she thinks he's the devil. just so you know what i'm…"

So this is going to be a small vent. Living in south Alabama limits me as far as social connections go. I'm sure other people have had a similar situation happen to them, so here goes. I'm disappointed in my mother. There was a time where she seemed to be a very progressive person, and it rubbed off on me. But I feel like she has done a complete 180 here. It's hard for me to pinpoint exactly when this shift happened, but I'm going to say around 4 years ago, maybe 3. My mother…See More

"I watched the living crap out of that stuff, AND been keeping up with the pictures. Sunrise on Mars! So beautiful! The Curiosity landing simulation was absolutely spectacular. I completely nerdgasmed over the entire thing."

"Hi Matthew, Yeah people on facebook aren't exactly on there for learning, more for just re-hashing there version of there party night, get a profile on Google + and add some science circles, will get loads of info regarding curiosity and many…"

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